Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H

[Cheex]

Originally posted by: Krisso
I might be getting a Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H comboed with a Core 2 Duo e6300 for a good price. I have read through this thread, and have some questions I would like to verify about this motherboard:

1. Since I plan to run a standard Core 2 Duo (NOT extreme), this motherboard (even with the latest bios) will not allow me to lower the CPU multiplier at all?
2. In connection to number 1, does this mean that SpeedStep will not work either? I'm not even clear if this motherboard even supports SpeedStep at all. I understand that this should not be enabled when overclocking, but I still would like to know if this motherboard supports SpeedStep.
3. Are both the PCI and PCI-E bus frequencies locked? It sounded like one person here had some issues with it.

If I can get any of the above questions clarified, that would be wonderful.

Thanks in advance.

1) You CAN lower the multiplier.
2) SpeedStep DOES work but defeats the purpose of overclocking if left on.
3) As far as I could tell, the PCI bus was locked but not the PCI-E one.

 

[Krisso]

Originally posted by: Cheex
3) As far as I could tell, the PCI bus was locked but not the PCI-E one.

Thanks so much for responding Cheex. Hmmm, PCI-E not locked, now that could be a major issue.

Did you by any chance use a tool like ClockGen to see what the PCI-E frequency was running it when you were overclocking? I'm curious to know if the tool actually showed it increasing as you raised the FSB.

 

[Cheex]

Actually, I did use it at stock speed to see if they were correct but didn't while overclocking. Don't know why but I should have.

 

[NEVERwinter]

@Cheex
I'm using an E2160 and I can't find the option to change multiplier... so I haven't try OC'ing.

Originally posted by: XFXFans

By the way, in FoxOne I saw my Ram is running at 767 mhz (should be 667) and the cpu frequency is error it display 200 X 7 = 1800? it should be 200 X 9

Anyone know how to fix the problem?

Maybe it's Intel's SpeedStep technology? Try disabling EIST and C1E from BIOS